Clinical trials: Dementia Prevention
Memory Disorders, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Physical Exercise for Prevention of Dementia
The principal aim of this study is to verify whether a program of supervised, multimodal physical exercise improves cognitive function and/or reduces the rate of cognitive decline in older adults
- Conditions
- Memory Disorders, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Aging
- Trial name
- EPD (NCT02236416)
- Testing
- Intervention group, Control group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Molise
Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Daridorexant for Alzheimer Disease Prevention
This study will evaluate whether daridorexant, a DORA sleep medication, can support brain health by promoting the clearance of proteins linked to the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- PAD-DORA (NCT07213349)
- Testing
- Daridorexant 50 mg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Prevention
Management of Dementia With Olive Oil Leaves - GOLDEN
Mild Dementia (Mild Dementia) is a state of mind disorder (memory, reason, attention, concentration, time orientation) with difficulty in the complex activities of everyday life (bank accounts, shopping, transportation, etc).The…
- Trial name
- GOLDEN (NCT04440020)
- Testing
- Beverage of Olive Oil Leaves, Mediterranean Diet
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Akathisia
Prophylaxis Against Metoclopramide-Induced Akathisia
ABSTRACT Study Objective: To compare the effects of midazolam and diphenhydramine for the prevention of metoclopramide induced akathisia.
- Trial name
- NCT01051271
- Testing
- midazolam
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Telehealth-Adapted Compensatory Training and Intervention for Cognition
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop a five-week virtual cognitive training intervention for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) based off an existing eight-week intervention.
- Conditions
- MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
- Trial name
- TACTIC (NCT07366346)
- Testing
- Motivationally Enhanced Compensatory Cognitive Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment (ME-CCT-MCI), Brief Motivationally Enhanced Compensatory Cognitive Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment (bME-CCT-MCI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Alzheimer Dementia
Continuation of The Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS)
The purpose of this study is to investigate how blood flow to the brain affects cognition in women who are postmenopausal, and how the use of hormone therapy early in menopause might change brain function.
- Trial name
- KEEPS (NCT03718494)
- Testing
- Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), F-18 Florbetapir Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging, F-18 AV-1451 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 299 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Dementia, Pain
Aggression Prevention Training for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia (APT)
This study will evaluate whether a home-based targeted education and skill training (Aggression Prevention Training or APT) will reduce aggression in persons with dementia (PWD) and pain/pain-related features more than usual care…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Pain, Alzheimer's Disease, Aggression
- Trial name
- APT (NCT02380703)
- Testing
- Aggression Prevention Training (APT), Enhanced Usual Primary Care (EU-PC)
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Dementia Prevention, Subjective Cognitive Impairment
The Brain Health PRO Online Risk Factor Reduction Study to Prevent Dementia
This study will recruit participants at risk for dementia to participate in an online educational program called Brain Health PRO (BHPro).
- Conditions
- Dementia Prevention, Subjective Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- BHPROOF (NCT07364019)
- Testing
- Brain Health PRO
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Stroke, Dementia
Neuro-Prävention im Rahmen Des Interventionsprojektes INVADE-2 (Follow-up Studie)
"Silent" strokes are more frequent than clinical apparent strokes and can be detected noninvasively by MRI-investigations of the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT01126775
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- INVADE gGmbH
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Home-Based Assessment for Alzheimer Disease Prevention
The purpose of this study is to evaluate three methods of performing home-based assessments in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) prevention trials. The initial in-person assessment will be done in the clinic or at home.
- Trial name
- HBA (NCT00546767)
- Testing
- Mail and Live Phone, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Home-based Computer Kiosk
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)
Dementia Prevention
e-Learning About Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Prevention
In this proposal, the investigators plan to study the effectiveness of our web-based intervention on dementia prevention knowledge, intentions, and behaviour change.
- Trial name
- NCT05383118
- Testing
- Education Intervention, Education Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 536 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Memory Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease
Prevention of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease by Ingested Interferon Alpha
In this phase I-II parallel design, randomized, double-blind clinical trial we will determine if 3,000 or 30,000 units ingested hrIFN-a prevents deterioration of cognitive functioning in patients with dementia of Alzheimer's type…
- Trial name
- NCT00031018
- Testing
- Aricept, IFN-alpha2A
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Violence, Adolescent
Addressing Root Causes for Gun Violence Prevention (ARC-GVP)
The goal of this study is to help build the evidence base for a locally-relevant youth firearm violence prevention program in Washington D.C., a city experiencing disparities in youth firearm violence outcomes.
- Conditions
- Violence, Adolescent, Firearm Injury, Aggression
- Trial name
- NCT05887973
- Testing
- The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy Participants
Development of Novel Measures for Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Trials
This protocol focuses on novel measures of cognition and everyday function that have robust psychometrics and reduced practiced effects.
- Trial name
- NoMAD (NCT03900273)
- Testing
- No Practice Effects (NPE) cognitive battery, and Miami Computerized Functional Assessment Scale (CFAS), Preclinical Alzheimer's Cognitive Composite (PACC), Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Scale (ADAS-Cog), and Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Disorder
DIV-AD BARCELONA: Alzheimer's Blood-Based Biomakers for a Diverse Community
The DIV-AD study aims to find out whether levels of Alzheimer's disease markers in blood differ among the main ethnical groups living in central Barcelona.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Disorder, Dementia, Neurodegenerative Disease
- Trial name
- DIV-AD (NCT07521722)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Pasqual Maragall Foundation
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Development and Validation of a System for the Anticipation of Challenging Behaviors
Most people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present at least one form of challenging behavior (CB). Self-injurious, aggressive, and disruptive CBs linked with social interaction, community-based service exclusion, and a life…
- Trial name
- NCT05340608
- Testing
- Smart, non-invasive shirt - Physiological parameters, Smart, non-invasive shirt - Relation with challenging behaviors, Smart, non-invasive shirt - Proof of Concept
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ariel University
Subjective Cognitive Decline
Polyamine-enriched Diet in Healthy Older Adults With Subjective Cognitive Decline
The overall objective of this study is to examine the effect of polyamine supplementation on cognitive performance of individuals with subjective cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- preSmartAge (NCT02755246)
- Testing
- Polyamine supplementation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Dementia-related Psychosis
Relapse Prevention Study of Pimavanserin in Dementia-related Psychosis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pimavanserin compared to placebo in preventing relapse of psychotic symptoms in subjects with dementia-related psychosis who responded to 12 weeks of open label…
- Trial name
- NCT03325556
- Testing
- Pimavanserin 34 mg, Pimavanserin 20 mg
- Where
- 83 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Depression
Personalized Prevention of Depression in the Workplace (e-pD-Work)
The main goal is to design, develop and evaluate a personalized intervention to prevent depression in the workplace, based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), predictive risk algorithms and decision support…
- Trial name
- e-pD-Work (NCT04858737)
- Testing
- e-predictD-Work intervention, Brief psychoeducational messages
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,054 people
- Sponsor
- The Mediterranean Institute for the Advance of Biotechnology and Health Research
Dementia, tDCS
The Efficacy of HD-tDCS-Augmented Step Training in Older Adults With Mild Dementia
Falls and mobility decline are major health concerns among older adults with dementia, often linked to deterioration in executive function and cognitive-motor control.
- Conditions
- Dementia, tDCS, Physical Exercise, Neuromodulation
- Trial name
- NCT07841145
- Testing
- Step training, active HD-tDCS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University